Health Ministry partners with FPT

Health Ministry partners with FPT By Van Ly Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh shake hands after signing the agreement – PHOTO: VAN LY HA NOI – The Ministry of Health today, August 16, signed a cooperation agreement with FPT Corporation to develop and apply information technology (IT) to the health sector from 2018 to 2028. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said that even though the health sector has been applying IT solutions to health services, it continues to face challenges and difficulties. To address these and to offer the best services possible to patients, the ministry decided to cut a deal with FPT. The ministry will collaborate with FPT to build an electronic health structure, in addition to professional data, to guide IT application in healthcare, as well as introduce regulations on e-health, train employees to operate the data center and enhance the development of e-health. The highlight of the agreement is that the ministry and FPT will jointly build a smart health model, a smart hospital and smart health governance. Tien stressed that IT application is expected to satisfy patients and doctors, make procedures simpler, reduce the waiting time and publicize information in a transparent manner. The smart hospital software is required to meet IT application criteria at health centers as regulated, while the smart health software will be designed to help patients access services easily. FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh said that during its 20-year… [Read full story]